The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will increase the multiple procedure payment reduction on the technical component of certain diagnostic imaging procedures from 25 percent to 50 percent, effective July 1, 2010, according to CMS Transmittal 694.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added eight HCPCS repair codes that may be billed separately in addition to the codes for replacement parts, accessories and supplies for prosthetic implants and surgically implanted DME previously listed in Change…
The American Hospital Association has released the first in a series of AHA Research Synthesis Reports, which discusses the potential implications of bundled payments and addresses key areas for consideration moving forward.
The Congressional Budget Office increased the projected cost of a permanent physician fee fix by 25 percent, perhaps making it more difficult for Congress to justify a long-term fix rather than passing short-term patches every month or two, according to…
From 2003-2005, Noridian Administrative Services, which provides administrative services for the Medicare program, made $3 million in Medicare overpayments to hospitals for inpatient services and had failed to recover $1.9 million of that amount, according to an audit from the…
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CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Q: Injections, including nerve blocks and facet joints, require exhaustive documentation, especially if multiple levels are involved. What information should pain management…
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A new Missouri law will impose financial penalties on insurers in the state that take more than 45 days to pay claims to healthcare providers, according to a report by Bloomberg Business Week.
As The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enters the implementation phase, politicians and health insurers are expected to battle over as to how new rules and regulations should roll out, according to a report in American Medical News.
Q: Can a physician code a consult regarding a patient he or she is seeing for facet injections — with the patient and the patient's orthopedist who is on the phone — just before he or she does these injections…